MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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